Animisha
Yes!! Thanks for the suggestion 
I didnāt want this originally because it takes more space(need to leave room for the bench so I donāt want to tuck it too deep in the corner). But the more I think about the mirror, it makes more sense 
Piano placement question
ShiroKuro
Yes itās not a wall but an entrance to a hallway(lower ceiling) which connects with some stairs with high (maybe 12ft) but flat ceiling, and entrance of 2 other much smaller rooms (we seldom close their doors). Potentially it can lead to better sound. However, I donāt know if the sound will hit the hallway wall first and just be absorbed, then the other rooms and high ceiling may not help a lot.
pianoloverus
Yes I will try out soon as the piano is expected to arrive tomorrow, I hope I can find a solution I like both acoustically and aesthetically
redrabbit ahh, that makes sense. Yeah, youāre just going to have to experimentā¦
But personally, I would go with a placement that doesnāt have the pianoās tail poking out into the room. And the space between the straight end of the piano and the wall (in your most recent photo) will be sort of dead space as well.
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It finally arrived!
We ended up placing it in the middle of the room temporarily, which seems to look and sound the best. I also enjoy playing in the middle of the room more compared to play at the corner in the previous listed options, but itās taking sooo much spaceā¦ guess we will have to plan other furniture around it now haha.
It still feels a bit echoey even if the piano opens to the 71ā opening, and we plan to install some acoustic panels on the wall before experimenting with more placements.
But here is my baby grand
Another thing--where are the heating/cooling vents for the room? It's best not to have the piano close by a heating/cooling vent--it can play havoc with the tuning. Also, what is the cord visible in the photo? Do you have a Dampp Chaser installed?
Stub
The heating is a great question!! There are two ceiling vents on the left and right side of the piano(marked in green in picture and the red circle is the pianoās position)
The cord is for the piano disc auto play system.
BTW @redrabbit is your Schimmel a new instrument or used? I wish I could come and play it! 
Itās been along time since Iāve played a Schimmelā¦ in fact itās been a long time since Iāve played a nice piano that wasnāt my own (I should start a thread about the pianos at the music school where I take lessonsā¦)
When I was in grad school (not in music), the university had some āpublic pianosā in various spots around campus, some nicer than others. In one of the unions, there was a beautiful Schimmel that was in the lobby for the formal hall (sometimes it was moved into the hall). Anyway, this piano had recently been donated and was relatively new and in very good condition. I want to say it was whatever model of Schimmel is close to 7ā, but I was less familiar with grand sizes back then and maybe Iām remembering wrong.
Anyway, sometimes on Sunday mornings, I would go to the Union as soon as it opened and play that pianoā¦ no one was a fond (college students arenāt usually up and about on Sunday mornings) ā¦ I loved it so much. It had this amazing buttery sound that just made everything I played sound wonderful.
Ever since then Iāve always had a soft spot for Schimmels.
rogerch
Thank you!!
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Itās a used one! Itās a 2003 gp169 which I believe maps to the current c169 (or k169? I donāt know the details but if anyone knows the models Iād love to learn more!)
The buttery dreamy sound is exactly what caught my ears and heart. My original plan was not Schimmel at all - was looking at Yamaha gb1k or Kawai gl10 because of their smaller size and also more affordable price. Since Iām getting back to piano from a long break, I was not convinced that I need a very nice piano haha, I just wanted an entry level baby grand that can help me get started again.
However, I tried gb1k, didnāt like it, same for GL10. Tried a few more bigger Kawai and Yahama, like them more, and decided to bump the budget(almost going to consider a 6ft Kawai), then I met the Schimmel! The moment I touched the keys, the dreamy sound came out even with my very rusty piano skill. I couldnāt stop thinking about it after that day. Without trying any another pianos I went for it, and Iām so happy about the decision.
Itās amazing that your grad school has a piano you could use often to play! During my college time there was a piano close to library where I went very often, but it was always occupied, never found a chance to play it. It sounded great when people play it but I donāt know the brand
redrabbit: I am curious if you tried moving the piano around to different locations yourself and, if yes, how easy or difficult you found this. I am not suggesting that you need to do this now if you haven't done so because I know moving a piano around even under ideal circumstances that I think you have is not something everyone would want to try. If at one point you decide to try and move the piano make sure to watch some good videos about the proper way to do this and use three people altogether. Even though moving the piano by yourself plus two other people should be very easy one always has to be very careful doing this.
Totally, now even if I have the option of working from home sometimes, I just cannot do it because my piano is too close to me !!
Iāve already tried! Actually thatās the reason I didnāt put caster cups under the wheels. Even if the weight may damage the floor in the long term, itās just so much easier and more flexible to move it around. Based on our experiment, 2 people can move simply.
Looks great. Have you posted audio yet?
it looks fantastic! May you have many years of happy playing.Seeker
Not yet, I plan to do more acoustic work in the room before I record
